Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H5766: עֶוֶל

ʻevel · pronounced eh'-vel · “injustice”

Definition

(moral) evil

KJV translates it as: iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).

Word origin: or עָוֶל; and (feminine) עַוְלָה; or עוֹלָה; or עֹלָה; from H5765 (עֲוַל);

Extended definition

injustice, unrighteousness
Another spelling of av.lah (עַוְלָה "injustice" H5766B)

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H5766 is translated

  • injustice ×31
  • unrighteousness ×12
  • is injustice ×2
  • injustices ×2
  • his ×2
  • of injustice ×1
  • is unrighteousness ×1
  • of unrighteousness ×1
  • towards ×1
  • the unrighteousness of ×1

Bible verses with H5766 (ʻevel)

ʻevel appears in 52 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • Leviticus 19:15

    Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

  • Leviticus 19:35

    Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

  • Deuteronomy 25:16

    For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God.

  • Deuteronomy 32:4

    He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

  • 2 Samuel 3:34

    Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.

  • 2 Samuel 7:10

    Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

  • 1 Chronicles 17:9

    Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

  • 2 Chronicles 19:7

    Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

  • Job 5:16

    So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

  • Job 6:29

    Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

  • Job 6:30

    Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?

  • Job 11:14

    If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

  • Job 13:7

    Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

  • Job 15:16

    How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

  • Job 22:23

    If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

  • Job 24:20

    The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

  • Job 27:4

    My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

  • Job 34:10

    Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

  • Job 34:32

    That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

  • Job 36:23

    Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

  • Psalms 7:3

    O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

  • Psalms 37:1

    A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

  • Psalms 43:1

    Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

  • Psalms 53:1

    To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

  • Psalms 58:2

    Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

All 52 references

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